Saturday, 18 February 2012

Versailles

I finished a book on Marie Antoinette this week. It was quite fascinating. And I really enjoyed it. I enjoyed writing a blog post about it. I used some of my photos from my visit to Versailles in 2010 for the post. The photos got me looking through my Paris photos again, which always makes me a bit unsettled. So I thought I would put up some more Versailles photos for my Saturday Snapshot(s).

A visit to Versailles is always special

The French love a bit of gilt paint, it had been newly painted since our last visit in 1998

Ground floor view of the Chapel

Upstairs view of the Chapel

The architecture at Versailles is astonishing, and perhaps one of my favourite aspects,
a bit like the Louvre, I look at the architecture more than framed paintings

The architecture and art is really quite astonishing. I was there last spring and was absolutely speechless with the size and beauty of the louvre. We never did make it to Versailles though. That'll be for next time ;)

It's an incredible place, but when I visited there in 1991, I couldn't help but look at all the ornamentation and grandeur and think, "Yep, if I were a starving peasant, I'd be cheering them using the guillotine too."